Snowed In Imperial Oatmeal Stout | Copper Kettle Brewing Company

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I really enjoyed this beer. Smell was soft bourbon, cold brew coffee with mild coconut. The taste was where thing shined. Cold brew coffee, chocolate, brown sugar with vanilla all accentuated by bourbon. Almost a chocolate milk feel to it. I was very pleased and surprised with this purchase. 2015, poured from the bottle.

L: Deep, dark brown color, with a foamy, creamy head, 1 1/2 fingers that settles into fine mocha bubbles. Looks great.
S: Smells of roasted malts, chocolate, coffee, and a hint of oats
T: Tastes of rich roasted coffee, dusty cocoa powder, vanilla, oak, firm taste of bourbon. A very pleasant and delicious tasting brew.
F: This beer has feel in spades, it's very smooth and creamy, with a silky mouthfeel and a medium body. Not overly heavy, not cloyingly sweet. I wouldn't call it "sticky", the oakiness has kind of a slight drying sensation in your mouth. Just delightful.
O: This beer is everything you could hope for. Tastes great and feels great too. Imminently drinkable, this is a beer to savor and enjoy with friends or even on your own.

one of the most intensely flavored beers out there right now, equal parts heavy roasted barley, dark black coffee, and raw chocolate. the bourbon barrel is anything but subtle too, adding the boozy vanilla oak complexion it usually does, and the oatmeal in here gives just a little residual sugar and a ton of body. i always loved the mouthfeel of the mexican chocolate stout, and i think that same richness carries over into this one really well. coffee is strong in the nose, as is the barrel, but its more well integrated in the flavor, where bitterness from all three elements really combine for an intense flavor rush. it almost tastes like rum not bourbon for a minute there, with an unexplained spice and raw sugar complexion, but it evens out pretty quickly. thick like fudge to drink, and not much in the way of bubbles, but you never really miss them, or at least i didnt, the viscosity is almost required with all the flavor in this one. i dug this pretty hard, a very slow drinker, especially at this alcohol strength, but its a very impressive example of the style, and one that should age awfully well.

A: Dark brown with a light creamy head. Slight deduction for carbonation that seemed to dissipate rather quickly.
S: There was massive roasted espresso notes all over this with much less emphasis from the bourbon than I'm used to.
T: I was surprised at how balanced I actually felt this was. Coffee forward, with the vanilla and heat from the bourbon barrel more on the finish. Sweetness from the chocolate all the way through.
M: While I thought there seemed to be minimal carbonation in the appearance, it was actually ample upon drinking and provided a consistent, creamy rich mouthfeel.
O: I was skeptical, but this was a real pleasure to drink. My wife and I are huge stout fanatics and both agreed this was phenomenal.

Initial impression is lackluster. Appearance is flat, no head, and the carbonation are big thin bubbles.

After that, things get much better. Really nice aroma with big bourbon notes, wood and vanilla. Coffee and Chocolate. Boozy.

Lot's of heat and booze in the flavors. The coffee is nice but could use a little more punch. The bourbon dominates with oak and vanilla, light caramel.

Mouthfeel is heavy and supports the big boozy flavor. Thankfully, the carbonation is there. I was a little worried from the appearance but it's adequate.

It's a pretty solid BA stout. The mouthfeel could be a little thicker and the head was nonexistent, but those are pretty trivial knocks. It's really boozy, but good flavor. Bring a little more coffee and it would really up the game.

This was not on my radar, and clearly it should have been. It's a nearly perfect representation of a BA coffee stout. The barrel flavor is well integrated, and doesn't add overt booziness. It does add some warming and enveloping bourbon flavor, with some spicy toasted oak. The coffee flavor is unreal good here- very chocolatey, with a slight spice on the finish. There's some licorice too, and a hint of vanilla, with a nice roasty kick on the finish. This is exceptional.

This is medium bodied, rich and creamy, with a typical level of carbonation for the style.

I am honestly blown away by this one. It's everything I want in this style.

Huge chocolate flavor, nice and creamy mouthfeel. I assume from all of the delicious oats that are in the beer. I also get some boozy high alcohol flavors but they are not at all harsh. Great jet black and oily color. Almost viscous in the glass. Very complex. The aroma is only so-so but otherwise this is a really good beer.